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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Imaro" data-source="post: 3454962" data-attributes="member: 48965">I think the "warforged ninja" thing is also a question of rules introduction as well though, or how much add-on rules does a GM want to deal with.  A better example would be a Psionic character.  Is a GM who doesn't want add-ons like Psionics handbook or Complete X a bad GM because he's stifling his characters creativity?  I think one thing alot of players don't realize in this situation is that the GM is dealing with way more rules per session than a single player ever will.  On the one hand I see people claim...D&D isn't complex if you just stick to core or carefully monitor what you let in,  On the other hand it's become a more player-centric game rules wise, placing new options, classes, etc. purely in the hands of player oriented supplements(A great business model, but problematiic in a game sense IMHO).  If I as a GM don't want to spend the money, or better yet  realize the limitations of the amount of rules, classes, etc. I can/want to devote time to, am I wrong for nixing something that lies outside the purview of what I wish to deal with? I don't agree with your analogy above, first off there's very few if any stories that haven't been told...even your example about Data has been told and in different ways(Frakenstein, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica,etc.).  The thing about roleplaying games is they let you experience and decide how to deal with those situations.  Is it any less creative to see how your characters would deal with the situations and adventures of Conan, than to see how a Data "clone" would interact in social situations...it's arguable at the least.I think the creativity ultimately lies in how each player through their "archetype" approaches the problems set before them, whether the stories been told before or not...this is where player creativity comes into play vs. GM creativity.  A GM constructs the world and adventures, the players(through their actions, decisions, etc.) shape how the stories take place.  Ten different groups can experience the same adventure and have wildly differing experiences in it.</blockquote>

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